No sign of Newt yet at his Orlando headquarters, but everyone's holding "46 States To Go" signs and "Hurts So Good" is playing over the PA, which is kind of hilarious. "Hurts So Good" is followed by "White Wedding." Um, wow? The DJ here has a pretty good sense of humor, I think. (Which of Newt's weddings was the white one?) I count two whole African-American people in the crowd, although one of them could be a paid security person. Now Mayor Richard Crotty is speaking. "46 states to go," he says. I wonder where he got the idea to say that? Applause lines include: Repealing Obamacare, achieving a Republican majority in Congress this November, and introducing Bill McCollum.

McCollum "was elected in 1980 with Ronald Reagan," he says. Those were dark days for Republicans: They didn't think they'd ever take back Congress. But then came Newt. McCollum has a really annoying, high-pitched voice. He sounds like the way I imagine Dennis the Menace would sound all grown up. He praises Newt for all of Bill Clinton's achievements, and says "Newt is a messenger and a leader," and "a true supply-side Ronald Reagan economic conservative." McCollum says Gingrich is the only candidate who can fight Obamacare, a thinly veiled dig at Romney. And here comes Newt, to "Only in America." Will we get pissed-off Newt, or polite Newt?

Gingrich is wearing a shiny tie. Callista is in black and pearls, and could be dressed for a funeral. "I want to thank Floridians," Gingrich says, citing their "positive" attitude. "Florida did something important...it is now clear that this will be a two-person race between the clear conservative and the Massachusetts Moderate. The voters of Florida made that clear." Gingrich rails about "the same people who said I was dead in June and July," saying "we are going to be the nominee in August." He quotes Abraham Lincoln's "of the people, by the people, for the people," saying "we are going to have people power defeat money power over the next few months. How are we going to do that?" Apparently, with "ideas" and "solutions" and "having a history of actually doing something in the past." "This is the most important election of your lifetime," Gingrich says. If Obama gets elected "you can't imagine how radical he'll be in his second term."

This, again, is standard Newt post-election stuff, but he's delivering for a Florida room, by being a little more relaxed than in Iowa. He's smiling, pointing at friends in the audience. Romney can't adjust the way Gingrich can. The two speeches side-by-side are really quite striking. Gingrich is recollecting the glory days of '94.

This reminiscing on old glory reminds me of Pierce's "You're welcome!" number in the Glee episode of Community (start at around 1:30:)

Now Gingrich says in the next few days, he'll work to create a new contract with his believers. He says this will be more personal than the '94 Contract with America, because this time it's all about repealing Obamacare and decreasing regulations. "We have to win the Senate by a big enough margin," to make that contract a reality, Gingrich says. He's trying to tie his campaign to every other Republican running in 2012. (Brass. Balls.) "This is going to be a working presidency. I may not be able to get in as much golf as Obama, but" he sure can beat Obama in job creation, he says. "You cannot sing the way past the disaster of the presidency," Gingrich says to Obama, after admitting he can't sing as well as the president. He makes a joke about not having a teleprompter and promises to finish the Keystone Pipeline.

Gingrich is tossing out ideas from the podium. He seems to be enjoying himself. "I will sign" on that first day in office Ronald Reagan's policy of not allowing foreign aid to go to abortion. He says he wants you to know that he will repeal "every anti-religious act" the Obama Administration has endorsed. "The reason I am comfortable telling you all this is I have been studying what America needs to do since 1958," Gingrich says. "My commitment is to unleash the spirit of the American people...7 days a week...and I pledge to each and every one of you personally," he tells the room, "I promise you that if I become your president, I pledge to you, my life, my fortune, and my sacred honor, this is about America."

And that's it. Newt took a limp room and charged it up. But it remains to be seen, without any debates for almost a month, how he's going to get that message to the states he's visiting when the Romney juggernaut is dumping cash everywhere. Still: While Newt had a few great pokes at Romney, this wasn't the bitter speech he gave in Iowa. It was maybe the best post-election speech he's given in 2012.